Eden Brent

Eden Brent (born November 16, 1965, in Greenville, Mississippi, United States) is an American musician on the independent Yellow Dog Records label. A blues pianist and vocalist, she combines boogie-woogie with elements of blues, jazz, soul, gospel and pop. Her vocal style has been compared to Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie and Aretha Franklin. She took lessons from Abie "Boogaloo" Ames, a traditional blues and boogie woogie piano player and eventually earned the nickname "Little Boogaloo."

Eden Brent
Eden Brent performing at the Rawa Blues Festival in Poland, 2009
Background information
Born (1965-11-16) November 16, 1965
Greenville, Mississippi, United States
GenresBlues, boogie-woogie
OccupationsMusician
InstrumentsPiano, vocals
Years active1994–present
LabelsYellow Dog Records
Websiteedenbrent.com

In 2006, she won the Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge. Along with other awards, Brent garnered two 2009 Blues Music Awards - one for Acoustic Artist of the Year, the other for Acoustic Album of the Year (Mississippi Number One). At The 14th Annual Independent Music Awards in 2015, Eden Brent won the award in the "Holiday Song" category for "Valentine".

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